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Cindy Sample is a former corporate CEO who decided plotting murder was more fun than plodding through paperwork. After one too many mergers,she retired to write her award-winning humorous mystery series set in the gold country of California. Her experiences as a single Mom with on-line dating sites and dating agencies fueled the concept for DYING FOR A DATE. Ballroom dance competitions inspired DYING FOR A DANCE, a 2012 LEFTY Finalist for best humorous mystery. DYING FOR A DANCE was also awarded the 2012 NCPA Best in Fiction Award. DYING FOR A DAIQUIRI, an October 2013 release, moves the action to the Big Island of Hawaii. Never has research been more fun!

Cindy Sample is a former columnist for the Gold River Community Newspaper. She is a past president of the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime and has served on the boards of the Sacramento Opera and YWCA.
 


Genres: Cozy Mystery
 
Series
Laurel McKay
   1. Dying for a Date (2010)
   2. Dying for a Dance (2011)
   3. Dying for a Daiquiri (2013)
   4. Dying for a Dude (2014)
   5. Dying for a Donut (2015)
   6. Dying for a Diamond (2017)
   7. Dying for a Deal (2018)
   8. Dying for a Double (2019)
   9. Dying for a Decoration (2023)
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Books containing stories by Cindy Sample
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The Best of Capitol Crimes Mystery (2013)
(Capitol Crimes)
edited by
Kathleen L Asay and Patricia E Canterbury

Award nominations
2024 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel (nominee) : Dying for a Decoration
2018 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel (nominee) : Dying for a Diamond
2016 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel (nominee) : Dying for a Donut
2015 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel (nominee) : Dying for a Dude
2014 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel (nominee) : Dying for a Daiquiri
2012 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel (nominee) : Dying for a Dance


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